high tea at the carolina inn

to celebrate Luciana's last day of 3 and as a mother's day gift to my own wonderful mother, Luciana, my mom and myself indulged in high tea at the Carolina Inn.  it was a very nice experience and it gave us an excuse to dress up, and act like the fine ladies that we are ;)  Luci was served pink lemonade, PB&Js with the crusts got off and chocolate chip cookies - she loved having her own little teapot and tea cup.  She also tried almost everything else, including the delicious scones, blueberry toast, chocolate covered strawberries and pink shortbread cookies. she behaved very well, even let me talk in a phony British accent and say 'oh darling' a lot, though there was a brief period (most likely due to a sugar rush!) of running around and jumping on the couches and cushions, but hey you are only 3 once.

Independence Day

we celebrated the 4th of July in what is becoming a tradition (or at least what we've done the past 3 years in a row) - hanging at the Woodcroft Pool, with Mimi and Poppi, who are visiting from NY.  Woodcroft throws an excellent birthday party for America complete with face painting, bounce houses and NC barbecue (Ruby had her 1st meat ever - shredded pork that she snatched off daddy's plate). it was a HOT day (what else is new lately?), but we enjoyed relaxing in the (bath)water and then grilling at home and lighting some sparklers before the girls went to bed.

father's day 2012

Kai's choice for a Father's Day activity was a hike by the Eno River.  I took these photos with our point and shoot, and I can really tell the difference in quality from our SLR, but any photos of Kai and the girls are beautiful to me! I've said it many times, but it can always be said again, Kai is a incredible father who truly enjoys spending time with his daughters.  The girls are lucky enough to stay home with him Mondays & Tuesdays this summer.  They have already had some wonderful adventures together and I'm sure there will be many more.

The Geese Go Camping

We hit a huge milestone in the Goose household - we survived 1 night of camping - this is a big deal for us, since we've had a new tent we've been wanting to use for the past 2 years! We went to Kerr Lake, one of me and Kai's favorite spots because the campsite is right at a point that has beautiful views, a breeze, and access to a small beach area and lake that is a wonderful place to play.  Now that we know that we can all sleep in the same tent without too much drama (aside from some fools blasting 90s rap music at 3am), we hope to do a full weekend camping trip sometime soon,